| Writing with Skill, Level 1: Student Workbook Contributor(s): Bauer, Susan Wise (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933339535 ISBN-13: 9781933339535 Publisher: Well-Trained Mind Press OUR PRICE: $28.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General - Education | Home Schooling |
| Dewey: 372 |
| LCCN: 2011284981 |
| Series: Complete Writer |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 8.51" W x 10.99" (2.86 lbs) 568 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniques--the imitation and analysis of great writers--with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Skills Taught: - One- and two-level outlining - Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum - Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry - Researching and documenting source material - First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition Features of the program: - Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction - All source material for assignments is provided--no other books are needed - This Student Workbook encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student - Instructor Text (sold separately) provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the student's work - First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition |
Contributor Bio(s): Bauer, Susan Wise: - Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary. |